County Prosecutor

November 28 John Hryhor, 37, of Branchville, was sentenced to seven years incarceration in state prison, with the requirement that he must serve 85% of his prison sentence before being eligible for parole. Hryhor was given credit for 276 days in jail. Penalties and assessments of $405 were also imposed. A jury found Hryhor guilty of robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, second-degree crimes and attempted theft. On May 22, Hryhor and two other individuals committed a robbery of the Gasrama Service Station on Rte. 206 in Sandyston. Michael Andro, of Montague, pleaded guilty to a Megan’s Law violation for failure to notify law enforcement that he had moved to a new address. Under the provisions of Megan’s Law, Andro was required to notify the local police that he was moving to a new address 10 days prior to his actual move. Andro admitted that between Nov. 2, 2004, and March 31, 2005, he had been dividing his time between two separate residences in New Jersey, one in Montague and one in Allendale. It was not until March 6, 2005, He did not notify the Allendale Police Department that he had moved to Montague until March 6, 2005. Andro is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 20. Jeannine Fetherman, 22, of Sterling, Pa., pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and to the disorderly person offense of possession of a hypodermic needle. Fetherman admitted that on or about Oct. 1 she had been in possession of heroin and a hypodermic needle when she had been driving a motor vehicle that had been lawfully stopped by officers from the Sparta police department. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 13. Christopher Perrin, 43, of Stillwater, pleaded guilty to a Megan’s Law violation for failure to notify law enforcement that he had moved to a new address. Perrin was required to notify the local police that he was moving to a new address 10 days prior to his actual move. He admitted that on or about Sept. 22 he had moved from Newton to Mt. Olive without first notifying the Newton police department as required by law. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 13. George A. Morehouse, 32, of Newton, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. On July 14, in Andover, Morehouse hit another person over the head with a flashlight at a local pizza parlor over a verbal fight the victim and defendant’s brother had. Sentencing is anticipated for Jan. 13. Ryan C. Rhinesmith, 23, of Highland Lakes, pleaded guilty to burglary. On Sept. 16, while at Vernon Police Department following his arrest for an outstanding warrant from Brick Township, Rhinesmith admitted to police that he had illegally entered his landlord’s residence through a sliding door and took cash from an envelope in the living room of the residence. Sentencing is anticipated for Jan. 13. Joseph C. Clarke, 20, of Stanhope, pleaded guilty to resisting arrest. On Aug. 31, a Stanhope police officer went to Clarke’s home to serve him with a domestic violence related restraining order and to arrest him on an outstanding warrant from Hopatcong Municipal Court. Clarke ran out the door, was chased by police and a Sheriffs office canine, and subsequently arrested. Sentencing is anticipated for Jan. 13. Gerard Russomanno, 53, of Asbury, pleaded guilty to unlawful taking of a means of conveyance. On July 31, in Stanhope, Russomanno took his then roommate’s vehicle without her knowledge or consent. The vehicle and defendant were later located in Raritan and the vehicle was returned to the owner. Sentencing is anticipated for Jan. 13. William Richards, 23, of Point Pleasant, pleaded guilty to escape. On Jan. 24, Richards escaped from the Mountainview Correctional Facility in Annandale, where he was serving a sentence for burglary. Sentencing is anticipated for Jan. 13. December 2 Robert McCaulley, 33, of Franklin, was sentenced to two years probation and must undergo a Domestic Violence Assessment Center evaluation and a substance abuse evaluation and follow the recommendations of both evaluations. He was also sentenced to serve 17 days in jail and to pay $280 in penalties. McCaulley pleaded guilty on Oct. 17 to terroristic threats and resisting arrest after threatening to kill his wife during a domestic violence incident. John A. Parisi, 54, of South Hackensack, pleaded guilty to four counts of third-degree theft and one of disorderly persons theft. Between Dec. 5, 2004 and April 22, 2005, in Andover Township, he entered several vehicles without the owners’ consent or knowledge and took firearms out of the vehicles. The disorderly persons theft charge occurred in Andover Township on May 7, when he again entered a vehicle without the owner’s consent or knowledge and took a purse from the vehicle. Sentencing is anticipated for Jan. 20.